Kirsten Dunst

Biography

Kirsten Caroline Dunst (/ˈkɪərstən/ KEER-stən; born April 30, 1982) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the anthology film New York Stories (1989) and has since starred in several films and television productions. She has received several awards, including nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four Golden Globe Awards. Dunst first gained recognition for her role as child vampire Claudia in the horror film Interview with the Vampire (1994), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She also had roles in her youth in Little Women (1994) and Jumanji (1995). Dunst transitioned to leading roles in teen films of 1999, the satires Dick and Drop Dead Gorgeous and Sofia Coppola's drama The Virgin Suicides. After the leading role in the cheerleading film Bring It On (2000), she gained wider attention for her role as Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). Her career progressed with a supporting role in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), followed by a lead role in Cameron Crowe's tragicomedy Elizabethtown (2005), and as Marie Antoinette in Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006). In 2011, Dunst starred as a depressed newlywed in Lars von Trier's drama Melancholia, which earned her the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. In 2015, she played Peggy Blumquist in the second season of the FX series Fargo, earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the role. Dunst had a supporting role in the film Hidden Figures (2016), and leading roles in Coppola's The Beguiled (2017) and in the dark comedy series On Becoming a God in Central Florida (2019), for which she received a third Golden Globe nomination. Dunst earned her fourth nomination for a Golden Globe and first nomination for an Academy Award for her performance in the psychological drama The Power of the Dog (2021). In 2024, she led the dystopian thriller film Civil War. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kirsten Dunst, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Daily Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Fargo

The Graham Norton Show

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

All Movies (86)

• The Housemaid's Secret2027 · as Wendy Garrick
• A Minecraft Movie Squared2027 · as Alex
• Roofman2025 · as Leigh Wainscott
• Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War2024 · as Self
• Civil War2024 · as Lee
• Behind the Scenes with Jane Campion2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Power of the Dog2021 · as Rose Gordon
• Revisiting The Virgin Suicides2018 · as Self
• Woodshock2017 · as Theresa
• The Beguiled2017 · as Edwina
• Hidden Figures2016 · as Vivian Mitchell
• Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls2016 · as Self
• Midnight Special2016 · as Sarah Tomlin
• Aspirational2015 · as Kirsten Dunst
• The Two Faces of January2014 · as Colette MacFarland
• Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues2013 · as El Trousias Maiden of the Clouds
• Mademoiselle C2013 · as Self
• Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy2013 · as Self - Letter Reader
• The Bling Ring2013 · as Kirsten Dunst (uncredited)
• Upside Down2012 · as Eden Moore
• Heroes and Demons2012 · as Nat (segment "The Second Bakery Attack")
• On the Road2012 · as Camille / Carolyn Cassady
• Bachelorette2012 · as Regan Crawford
• Melancholia2011 · as Justine
• Fight for Your Right Revisited2011 · as Metal Chick
• All Good Things2010 · as Katie Marks
• The Second Bakery Attack2010 · as Nat
• With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story2010 · as Self
• Non Plus One2010 · as Waitress
• Akihabara Majokko Princess2009 · as Akihabara Majokko Princess
• How to Lose Friends & Alienate People2008 · as Alison Olsen
• The Making of Marie Antoinette2007 · as Self
• Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens2007 · as Self
• Spider-Man 32007 · as Mary Jane Watson
• Marie Antoinette2006 · as Marie Antoinette
• Elizabethtown2005 · as Claire Colburn
• Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing2004 · as Self
• A Look Inside Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004
• Wimbledon2004 · as Lizzie Bradbury
• Spider-Man 22004 · as Mary Jane Watson
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004 · as Mary
• Mona Lisa Smile2003 · as Betty Warren
• Levity2003 · as Sofia Mellinger
• It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')2002 · as Self
• The Spider-Man Story2002 · as Self
• Spider-Man2002 · as Mary Jane Watson
• Spider-Mania2002 · as Self
• Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'2002 · as Self
• The Cat's Meow2001 · as Marion Davies
• All Forgotten2001 · as Zinaida
• Crazy/Beautiful2001 · as Nicole Oakley
• Get Over It2001 · as Kelly Woods
• The Making of The Virgin Suicides2000 · as Self
• Deeply2000 · as Silly
• Bring It On2000 · as Torrance Shipman
• Luckytown2000 · as Lidda
• In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire2000 · as Self
• The Virgin Suicides2000 · as Lux Lisbon
• Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination2000 · as Self / Judy Shepherd
• The Crow: Salvation2000 · as Erin Randall
• Tower of Terror1999 · as Anna Petterson
• Dick1999 · as Betsy Jobs
• Drop Dead Gorgeous1999 · as Amber Atkins
• The Devil's Arithmetic1999 · as Hannah Stern
• True Heart1999 · as Bonnie
• Strike!1998 · as Verena von Stefan
• The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer1998 · as Becky Thatcher (voice)
• Small Soldiers1998 · as Christy Fimple
• Fifteen and Pregnant1998 · as Tina Spangler
• Wag the Dog1997 · as Tracy Lime
• Anastasia1997 · as Young Anastasia (voice)
• Mother Night1996 · as Young Resi Noth
• The Siege at Ruby Ridge1996 · as Sara Weaver
• Jumanji1995 · as Judy Shepherd
• Little Women1994 · as Younger Amy March
• Interview with the Vampire1994 · as Claudia
• Greedy1994 · as Jolene
• Darkness Before Dawn1993 · as Sandra Guard (age 8)
• High Strung1992 · as Young Girl
• The Bonfire of the Vanities1990 · as Campbell McCoy
• New York Stories1989 · as Lisa’s Daughter
• The Entertainment System Is Down—
• Reptilia—
• Self Help—
• Rhubarb—
• Ruben— · as Self

All TV Shows (42)

• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• On Becoming a God in Central Florida2019 · as Krystal Stubbs
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self - Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• Fargo2014 · as Peggy Blumquist
• Cosmos2014 · as Cecilia Payne (voice)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• Drunk History2013 · as Agatha Christie
• The Frame2013 · as Mary Jane Watson
• Black Mirror2011 · as Callister Employee (uncredited)
• The Jonathan Ross Show2011 · as Self
• Conan2010 · as Self
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• The Reichen Show2005 · as Self - Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Punk'd2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• The Early Show1999 · as Self
• Teen Choice Awards1999 · as Self
• The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn1999 · as Self - Guest
• TRL1998
• The View1997 · as Self
• Gun1997 · as Sondra
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• The Siege at Ruby Ridge1996 · as Sara Weaver
• The Outer Limits1995 · as Joyce Taylor
• Touched by an Angel1994 · as Amy Ann McCoy
• ER1994 · as Charlie Chiemingo
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• MTV Movie & TV Awards1992 · as Self / Host
• MTV Movie & TV Awards1992 · as Self - Presenter
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Star Trek: The Next Generation1987 · as Hedril
• American Masters1986 · as Self
• CBS News Sunday Morning1979 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as George Bush's Granddaughter (uncredited)
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Girl in Bizilady Commercial (uncredited)
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Today1952 · as Self